Faryal Makhdoom has shared her first selfie since the Twitter bust-up with husband Amir Khan saying 'hold your head high', shortly after retweeting a message from the Koran on social media warning people to 'show no arrogance'.

The model, 26, last night tried to backtrack on her astonishing love-split Twitter feud with Khan by deleting her tweets from their spat and claiming she had been hacked so the couple could stay together for the sake of their daughter, a source close to the family has said.

Last night, the pair fought a remarkable war of words in front of millions as champion boxer Khan announced their break-up and accused his wife of cheating with heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua.

Makhdoom later claimed her account had been hacked and deleted nearly all of her tweets from the row.

But today she shared a message from an account called 'The Noble Qu'ran', with a verse 'And be moderate (or show no arrogance) in your walking and lower your voice.'

And she posted the first picture of herself since the announcement, wearing an off-the-shoulder top and ripped jeans and appearing to be standing in a hotel bathroom.

A friend today said Makhdoom contacted Khan in Dubai and her parents got in touch with his family in Bolton to offer an olive branch and say it was in the pair's best interests to stay together for the sake of their daughter Lamaisah, two.

Makhdoom has posted a new image to Instagram after the split, with the message 'hold your head up high'. She appears to be in the bathroom of a hotel

Olive branch: Farayl Makhdoom tried to backtrack on her love-split Twitter feud with Amir Khan for the sake of their daughter Lamaisah, two. Left: Khan with Makhdoom, her mother and Lamaisah. Right: The Khans at home

Faryal retweeted a tweet from the Noble Quran, which read 'be moderate (or show no arrogance) in your walking, and lower your voice

But Khan foiled her plan by uploading a snapchat video from Dubai saying their split was real and no-one had been hacked.

The source told MailOnline Makhdoom came up with the idea that both should announce that their twitter accounts have been hacked and tell the media as a 'way out'.

He added Makhdoom had briefed two publications in UK and one English paper in Pakistan about the 'hacked' account as part of her plan to win Khan back.

But Khan refused to play her game. The source said: 'Amir stood his ground and told her that it was over and that he had mentally decided to move on from her and that he was unable to take it anymore.

'He hung up on her and when she texted again with threatening messages, he released video message to put an end to it all.'

Makhdoom allegedly told Khan that they were not officially divorced because he had not said the Talaak (Arabic for divorce) to her three times as tradition requires. Khan then texted her 'talaak, talaak, talaak', said the source.

Happier times: Champion boxer Amir Khan, 30, with Faryal Makhdoom, 26, on Valentine's Day (left) and at his cousin's wedding (right) in Pakistan

Makhdoom said last night that she had tried to stop Khan from drinking alcohol every night and be a better Muslim, according to the source.

She allegedly fears 'Islamist radicals' would issue a fatwa - an Islamic ruling - against Khan for his un-Islamic behaviour.

The friend said Khan fears that Makhdoom will continue to denounce him on religious grounds in the coming days. MailOnline has contacted Makhdoom without reply.

At Khan's parents' new home in Bolton, his father said he had nothing to do with the public falling out of the couple.

His brother Haroon told the Sun that if they had split it would be 'a huge relief'.

He said: 'This is a shock but, if true, not unexpected. We’ve heard the rumours and we’re trying to find out exactly what’s happened.'

Sajjad, Khan's father, has spoken frequently about their marriage, questioning if they were truly happy, while hoping they could stay together so that their daughter would not suffer.

He previously said: 'She’s a gold digger and she’s very false, in fact she’s 100 per cent fake and my son and we are all finally seeing through her.'

This morning Makhdoom tweeted a cryptic message calling for 'patience' as the dust settles after their astonishing feud.

The model, who has been married to the champion boxer for four years, posted the word 'patience' in English and Arabic at 8.14am. She added no words and deleted it half an hour later.

Final picture: The pair were pictured five days ago in Dubai, enjoying time together in an ice bar before the Twitter row

Cryptic: The model, who has been married to the champion boxer for four years, posted the word 'patience' in English and Arabic at 8.14am. She added no words and deleted it half an hour later

Khan, who is worth £23million, struck the first blow yesterday afternoon by announcing their divorce – then claiming his American model wife was having an affair with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

The 30-year-old said: 'Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger.'

But Makhdoom hit back minutes later, claiming her husband left his family because they had 'robbed' him and telling him to 'stop making false things up'.

Branding him a '30-year-old baby', she went on to accuse him of sleeping with prostitutes and being a bad role model.

Khan's family, who have infamously criticised his wife in public, waded into the debacle, launching an attack on the model by calling her 'selfish' and even claiming she drove him into depression.

A Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Amir and Faryal have split up. It's over. There have been problems in the relationship for a long time and they were headed for a separation. It's the best outcome.

Another Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Faryal is evil. She took control of Amir and drove him to the extent where he has suffered depression.

'Amir was almost held hostage by in-laws and was given 'either with us or against us' situation to decide between his family and in laws.

'That's tragic. It was clear from very early on that Faryal is interested in Amir's money and fame and we told Amir so that she's a bad choice.

'We all make mistakes. It's good Amir has reached to the conclusive fact that she's a cheater, selfish and greedy. This was bound to happen.'

After the Twitter row, Makhdoom snapchatted followers saying their accounts had been compromised.

She wrote: 'My accounts have been hacked! Wtf!' She later deleted her wave of tweets about the split.

But within minutes of her claims of a hack, Khan had snapchatted himself to confirm the split was true, and no one had been hacked.

He said: 'Everything you saw on social media, it is real. Obviously, me and Faryal have decided to move on and I have decided walk away.

'Nothing has been hacked. We have to move forward it's not healthy for any of us. I'm just not happy with the way I get treated by her.

'I wish her all the best in the future. Don't want you guys to worry. I am staying strong. Big thank you for all your support. What's done is done, it's all true.'

Makhdoom sent a series of messages on snapchat this evening claiming her account had been hacked and none of the messages were from her or Khan

Khan snapchatted a video to his followers telling them the social media claims had been correct and they were splitting - and no one had been hacked

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Makhdoom, 26, hit back on her own Twitter account and accused him of cheating on her.

She wrote: 'I'm sure you left your family because they robbed you? Not because of me. Stop making false things up.

'Accusing other boxers just because your boxing career is finished. Man up amir.

'After all these years. I've always defending a cheat, always stuck around for him, always had his back. And I'm called a gold digger?'

The couple were together on holiday in Dubai to celebrate Faryal's 26th birthday last week, but it's understood that Faryal has since flown back to England herself.

Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom sensationally announced their marriage is over in an explosive ongoing row on Twitter, which has seen them both accusing each other of cheating

The boxer, from Bolton, this afternoon astonishingly claimed she had an affair with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua

Joshua, 27, laughed off the claims by posting a video of Shaggy's hit single 'It Wasn't Me'.

He then tweeted: 'Bantz aside, I hope you guys can resolve your situation or this is a hack as we have never even met! Plus I like my women BBW #ItWasntMe'

Makhdoom added: 'LOL! He's given me jack s**t -- I pay house bills and bills for my daughter myself! It's like I'm a single mother while he's out messing around. And he has the nerve to blast me like that?

'The amount of evidence I have on you. It can destroy you. But since I loved you at one point in my life. I'll just let it go.

'I'm not the one who's been in the papers every month with my pants down. Cheater!

'You have actually lost it. Wtf where do u make this stuff up from? And maybe your boxing career is finished because you're an adulterer.

'At the end of the day I can hold my head high knowing I've given this marriage my 100% while amir clearly hasn't. Bad company.

'Bad role model, always around women, alcohol and then he calls himself a Muslim and runs a charity.

'I'm sorry to all the fans & family hurt by this. But amir did not need to do stupid tweets accusing others when he's in the wrong. #guilty

'I think he just needs some attention because boxing hasn't been going well for him so he's just been acting up #30yearoldbaby

'Sometimes people don't like it when you give them a taste of their own medicine.'

The news came after the couple ended their bitter six-month public feud with Khan's family

When Faryal was approached for a comment at the couple's £1.4million gated home in Lostock, near Bolton, yesterday afternoon, there was no response.

Joshua has also not been seen for several days in his north London neighbourhood.

Laundry worker Hiyat, who works at Launderette in Golders Green, where the star boxer is a regular customer said the boxer has not been seen since mid-July.

His mother Yeta had also not been into the shop, where Anthony has had his laundry done since 2009, for a few days.

Hiyat said: 'I haven't seen Anthony for about three weeks or his mum for about three days.

'I'm not sure where he has gone though, I don't know if he's on holiday.'

There was also no answer at the family flat where the 27-year-old still lives with his mum, despite being a millionaire.

The news of their split came after the couple ended their bitter six-month public feud with Khan's family.

Another Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Faryal is evil. She took control of Amir and drove him to the extent where he has suffered depression.

'Amir was almost held hostage by in laws and was given 'either with us or against us' situation to decide between his family and in laws.

'That's tragic. It was clear from very early on that Faryal is interested in Amir's money and fame and we told Amir so that she's a bad choice.

'We all make mistakes. It's good Amir has reached to the conclusive fact that she's a cheater, selfish and greedy. This was bound to happen.

'She he has been caught out, Amir has known for long she loves showing flesh to men and being interested in praise by random men and confronted her.

'They found twice in America when Amir asked her to be modest, she issued threats to Amir and demanded 60 per cent share in property. For the last five months or so she only talked about share in Amir's wealth and nothing else.'

Make-up artist Faryal has had a tumultuous few months in which she became embroiled in a huge row with her husband's family, claiming they accused her of being a gold digger and dressing in an un-Islamic fashion.

The couple were hit by further drama when a sex tape of Khan performing a sex act on a webcam while chatting with a model was leaked to a US porn site.

Earlier this year, Faryal gave her sports-star hubby an ultimatum to choose between her or his family after months of infighting and rows.

Faryal banned the boxer from attending his younger brother Haroon's wedding because she still can't forgive him for comparing her to Michael Jackson.

A VERY public spat: The full tweets fired between Amir and Faryal

Amir, 2:03pm: 'So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I'm currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.'

Amir, 2:04pm: 'Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer @anthonyfjoshua'

Amir, 2:06pm: 'Lol moved up in the weight classes lol. Trust me I ain't the jealous type. No need to send me pictures of the men your talking to #disgusted'

Amir, 2:11pm: 'Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger'

Amir, 2:12pm: 'Mans like Joshua can have my left overs!'

Faryal, 2:16pm: 'I'm sure you left your family because they robbed you? Not because of me. Stop making false things up.'

Faryal, 2:19pm: 'Accusing other boxers just because your boxing career is finished. Man up amir.'

Faryal, 2:28pm: 'After all these years. I've always defending a cheat, always stuck around for him, always had his back. And I'm called a gold digger?'

Faryal, 2:28pm: 'LOL! He's given me jack s*** -- I pay house bills and bills for my daughter myself! It's like I'm a single mother while he's out messing'

Faryal, 2:29pm: 'Around. And he has the nerve to blast me like that? The amount of evidence I have on you. It can destroy you. But since I loved you at one'

Faryal, 2:29pm: 'Point in my life. I'll just let it go.'

Faryal, 2:32pm: 'I'm not the one who's been in the papers every month with my pants down. Cheater!'

Faryal, 2:39pm: 'You have actually lost it. Wtf. where do u make this stuff up from?'

Mr Khan has always managed his son's professional career, seeing him through the ups and down of the 30-year-old champion boxer's life.

Earlier this week, it emerged that Amir Khan had knocked £200,000 off the asking price for his lavish mansion - less than a month after putting it up for sale.

The 30-year-old's property, which features a massive indoor swimming pool and sauna, was listed for £1.6million at the end of June but the value has now dropped to £1.4million.

The amended asking price for the modern, glass-fronted 3,500 square foot house, which is near to Khan's hometown of Bolton, also includes a homely four-bedroom bungalow opposite the two-time world champion's driveway.

Faryal and Amir: From a New York meeting to a divorce seven years later

By Isobel Frodsham for MailOnline

In a series of explosive tweets this afternoon, British boxer Amir Khan and his American wife Faryal Makhdoom Khan announced they are splitting.

The couple have been married for four years and share a daughter together.

They first met when Faryal was 19 and Khan was 24 through mutual friends at a party in New York seven years ago.

At the time, the businesswoman, who runs a cosmetic company, was studying political science and journalism at Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences in New Jersey.

Amir Khan and his wife Faryal in happier times in the Royal Box at Wimbledon in 2013

The pair met in New York in 2010, when Faryal was 19 and Khan was 24, through mutual friends at a party

In exclusive interview with You Magazine in April, she said when they met he said: 'You're like a girl I would marry', and she thought 'What a total bull*******.'

When he left they kept in touch over Skype, subsequently meeting again in London eight months later where the pair were photographed together outside Harrods.

They began dating shortly afterwards when he went to surprise her in New York. Three months later, the pair were formally engaged.

But weeks before the wedding in 2013 she was asked by Amir's management team to sign a prenup.

She said during the interview: 'In our culture, that's really bad. I couldn't care less about the money but my parents felt very insulted, especially because they are so well off. My parents didn't make Amir sign a prenup.'

Faryal said she signed it nonetheless, but it was later cancelled by Amir when she fell pregnant with their daughter, Lamaisah. She was born in 2014.

They wed at Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York in front of 250 guests, followed by an elaborate celebration for 3,800 people in Bolton before she moved to the UK.

The pair lived a quiet and happy life for many years until the tail-end of 2016 when things began to sour.

In December, she launched an explosive rant on Snapchat, accusing Khan's parents, Sajjad and Falak, of trying to destroy their marriage.

In a series of posts on Snapchat, she accused Khan's parents, Sajjad and Falak, of trying to destroy their marriage

She even claimed her 'evil, hating sister-in-law' Mariyah 'came to hit' her while her husband was not at home.

However Mariyah responded to the allegations by saying: 'Do I look like I can beat someone up?'

Faryal began her series of posts: 'Don't get your sons married if you're going to abuse and bully the wife.

'I've always been so quiet but seriously this message is for everyone! When you bring someone's daughter – treat her as your own. Your son will be much happier & so will you. :)'

Using the Snapchat name Faryalxmakhdoom, she continued: 'When you force your son to divorce his wife, when she's nine months pregnant!!! And your son doesn't ... and he sticks besides his wife. He's called a p***y?

'Ok, I'm guessing Islam teaches us to get married and divorce our wives and treat them bad???

Khan's sister Mariyah later posted a series of pointed posts on Snapchat, seemingly in response to her sister-in-law's allegations

Khan posted this picture of his wife earlier that week congratulating her on her 'amazing' catwalk debut

Khan is pictured with his mother, father and brother Haroon in a photo posted on Mariyah's Instagram account

'My husband has done farrrrr more than any son has done. And far more than any brother has done. But why is he treated so bad? Jealousy? That's disgusting.'

While she did not name anyone in the messages, she endorsed comments by her followers which suggested it related to her in-laws.

She also shared a screenshot of Mariyah laughing at a comment on Instagram which suggested Faryal should have been on the 'dogwalk' rather than the catwalk – a reference to Faryal taking part in the Asiana Bridal Show in Birmingham earlier that month.

Faryal added: 'What have I actually done lol been a good wife to your broth.I worked my ass off on a catwalk from 7am till 12am at night.

'My husbands a multi-millionaire but still work and do my own as I can never touch his BLOOD money, when I have a right too! and then I get hating evil sister in laws s******g on me?'

Mariyah responded by saying she 'didn't need to justify herself on social media as 'Allah is watching'.'

Faryal also suggested that Khan's parents had tried to break them up, adding that the family's treatment of her husband was 'disgusting'. Pictured: Mariyah with Khan's mother Falak (left) and his father Shah (right)

Khan's brother Haroon also appeared to have his say, posting on Twitter: 'The world knows how good the khan family is #saynomore'

Tensions between the boxer and his family deepened when he failed to attend Haroon's wedding due to training

She said: 'I am a proud Pakistani, I have always respected my in-laws and we have our traditions and values. No one abused Faryal and I once asked her to take dupatta (veil) and she didn't listen and I never brought up the subject again.

'Amir told us that she doesn't listen to him and that we should tell her parents about that. We lived in the same house but Faryal never mixed with us. She called us 'paindoo'. She has forgotten that the same paindoo parents gave birth to Amir Khan and brought him up'.

Khan released a statement on Twitter, describing the actions of both parties as 'childish'.

He said: 'I have supported my wife, and that's because she was in the right.

'Since I've been married I've seen how my family and siblings have treated her. It wasn't fair. I'm not happy that it's come out. It was a private matter and should've kept private.

'My siblings were posting on social media over and over again. I asked my father to have them remove it and no one listened to me.

'I was patient and kept quiet but FARYAL said she couldn't take it anymore and had to speak up. So she did.

'I supported her when it came to family bothering her or upsetting her. But I did not support siblings or my wife to be this childish all over the media, crying and bashing one another. It's really getting out of control and needs an end.'

In January, the couple's relationship was strained after a sex tape, featuring Khan performing a sexual act on webcam as female model watched on, was published on major US pornographic website.

It was claimed the X-rated video was made shortly after the couple married in 2013.

Faryal was said to be 'absolutely disgusted' by the revelations, but continued to have a united front with her husband by posting a series of jokey Snapchats together.

Earlier this year, Faryal relived their daughter's glittering £100,000 birthday party last year by posting photos and videos of the event

'But the truth is AMIR'S wife and child were not invited. Or even included in the celebrations.

'They could have at least tried.'

The claim came after Haroon revealed that his brother 'didn't even send a message of congratulations' after the event.

Haroon responded: 'We, family, friends, are all shocked and saddened by what his Faryal has been saying but we tried to forget about the negatives at the weekend and just enjoyed.

'She is a one off and lives by her own set of rules.'

At the end of January, Khan revealed his father Shah, who was his manager, his uncle Taz Khan, formerly his consultant and lifelong best-friend Saj Mohammed, who was his assistant, were all no longer working with him.

He told SportsMail's Jeff Powell: 'I have had to grow up and take control of my own life.

Khan later revealed his father, uncle and life-long best friend Saj Mohammed, were all no longer working with him

'Dad won't be negotiating my contracts any more but I love them and they have been so good for me. But I've matured now and come to realise it is best to keep the two elements of my life apart.'

But his father was said to be 'humiliated' by his very public sacking.

A family friend told MailOnline. 'Credit for that goes to Faryal who got Amir to do it.'

Things quietened between the family for a few months until April, when, during an interview with the Daily Star, she said: 'After everything Amir has been through I'm the only one still standing here – no one else is. I don't see some of his friends, I don't see some of his family members.'

The couple continued to remain strong and even announced plans to adopt a child in the new future.

Speaking to The Sun, Khan said: 'When I was in Africa, I met so many young African kids and I loved them.

'I wanted to take them back home with me.'

In June, the couple put their six-bedroom home in Lostock on the market for £1.6million. Two days ago, they knocked £200,000 off the asking price.

So is THAT why Amir Khan is knocking £200,000 off the price of his £1.6million six-bed Bolton home in a bid to sell it?

Boxer Amir Khan knocked £200,000 off the asking price of his lavish mansion, just days before publicly announcing his split with wife Faryal Makhdoom.

The 30-year-old's property was first on the market in June, for £1.6million but earlier this week, he decided to knock the price to £1.4million, prompting speculation that the split could be why he'll accept lower offers.

And today, he announced he and his wife Faryal would be divorcing, even accusing her of cheating on him with fellow boxer Anthony Joshua.

Boxer Amir Khan has put his huge property on the market for £1.6million and dropped the price just two days before announcing his divorce

The spacious open plan living area on the upper floor of the main property, including a home cinema system and projector

Pictured is the sauna, which is located near the swimming pool, hot tub and gym area. There is also a basin and mirror

The 26-year-old model retorted that it was she who had been cheated on, and stood by him throughout his apparent infidelity.

The amended asking price for the modern, glass-fronted 3,500 square foot house, which is near to Khan's hometown of Bolton, also includes a homely four-bedroom bungalow opposite the two-time world champion's driveway.

Inside the main property there are two spacious bedrooms and en suite bathrooms, a huge open plan kitchen and lounge, which also serves as a games room, a large heated swimming pool - complete with a mosaic of a boxing glove and the initial 'AK' on the bottom - and a hot tub, steam room and gym.

There is a large gym, complete with floor to ceiling mirrors, several weights and medicine balls, exercise equipment and boxing gloves

The large and heated swimming pool has a mosaic of a pair of boxing gloves which have the initials 'AK' on the bottom

According to the estate agents, 'the full specification of this exceptional property can only be appreciated by personal inspection whereby viewers will then experience the tremendous statement it makes with an ambience of comfort, health and well being.'

The former light-welterweight world champion, 30, and his model wife Makhdoom have only just laid to rest a bitter six-month feud after she claimed his family called her a 'gold digger'.

Ms Makhdoom, a make-up artist, also said his family criticised the clothes she wore and said she dressed in an 'un-Islamic' fashion.

The listing comes after his wife gave him an ultimatum earlier this year and told him to choose between her or his family.

The couple, who got married in 2013, were hit by further drama when footage of Khan performing a sex act on a webcam was leaked to a US porn site.

They appeared on This Morning in March this year and suggested the video was made before they met.

On the opposite side of the courtyard is a four bedroom bungalow, which also boasts a double garage and conservatory

Happier times: How Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom wed in one of New York's most famous hotels in front of the great and the good of the Big Apple's Asian community

Four years ago, British boxer Amir Khan was setting out to start a new life with his now wife alongside him.

Khan met and married Faryal Makhdoom in New York, and their wedding was little short of a fairytale.

They married at the stunning Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and dazzled in colour-matching costumes of red, silver and white, heavily encrusted with glittering gems.

Khan's traditional Pakistani tunic was crowned by a crimson turban.

Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom married in an elaborate ceremony for 300 guests in New York in 2013

Daily Mail Boxing columnist Jeff Powell, who was a guest at the wedding wrote that Miss Makhdoom's dress was so richly embroidered that it weighed on her petite frame as she climbed the stairs to the stage, there to take her place beside Amir on a silver throne framed by giant golden pillars hung with plush velvet drapes.

Khan's father and mentor, Shah, said: 'We are very happy as a family and I am sure the responsibility of married life will be good for Amir.

Khan was said to have never looked happier than he did as he and his bride performed their first dance, exchanged huge rings and cut a five-tier wedding cake.

The pre-function reception was a feast unto itself, featuring lamb with all the trimmings, shell-fish with caviar, every pasta dish imaginable and an Oriental food station. Dinner comprised a beets-based vegetable creation followed by either salmon or chicken and, of course, that wedding cake. All washed down, of course, by the purest of water.

For those still hungry as the evening wore on, a buffet of Indian food was at hand.

This was the centre-piece of myriad celebrations. The signing of the formal marriage documents took place earlier, presided over by the female elders of two families of hard-working emigrants from Pakistan who built successful lives and had their children in Bolton and New York respectively.

After the wedding with an elite 300 guests, they flew back to the UK, where they held a celebration for 4,000 people where footballers from Bolton Wanderers were on the list.

But tensions soon started to brew, and after the birth of their daughter Lamaisah, in 2014, when Makhdoom had moved to Bolton from her hometown, the family spats began.

Khan's family accused the new mother of dressing 'improperly' for a Muslim woman.

She accused them of physical and verbal abuse and angry remarks were slung back and forth across social media.

In April this year, she told the Daily Mail's You magazine: 'When you're in the public eye, a lot of people want to go after your marriage. I knew what I was signing myself up for.

'I know Amir better than anyone and the main thing is trust. I could be working with a hundred men and Amir would trust me. At the end of the day, he comes home to me.'

She added: 'For some cultures, the daughter-in-law is there to have babies, to cook and clean. They don't see that she can be an independent woman, that she can go out and work, and that husbands can help with the babies.

'But it's not about religion – I know religious families who are very sophisticated. It's about education.'

She told You magazine, her parents valued education highly for both their children. 'They pushed us in our studies. My family took education really seriously, whereas Amir's didn't. I wanted to go to law school eventually and become a corporate lawyer,' she recalls.

She enrolled to study political science and journalism at Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences in New Jersey. Less than two years into her studies, however, aged 19, she met Amir, then 24, through mutual friends at a party in New York.

'He said, 'You're like a girl I would marry.' I thought, what a total bull****,' she laughs.

They kept in touch on Skype, but she wasn't fully aware of the extent of his fame until eight months later when Makhdoom was visiting London with her family and Khan drove from Bolton to see her. They were papped together outside Harrods. 'That's when I realised what a big deal he was,' she admits, with a wry smile.

But three weeks before her wedding, she was asked by Amir's management team (which included his father and other family members) to sign a prenup. 'In our culture, that's really bad,' she says, frowning.

'I couldn't care less about the money but my parents felt very insulted, especially because they are so well off. My parents didn't make Amir sign a prenup.'

Faryal signed the document nonetheless. 'I wanted to prove I didn't want the money. I wanted Amir. He is the love of my life.' Amir later cancelled the prenup when Faryal was pregnant. 'I never asked him to do that,' she insists. 'But it made me happy because it showed that he loved me.'

How Amir Khan's modest Muslim wife transformed from demure to vamp: Faryal Makhdoom appears virtually unrecognisable from the shy student who won the heart of the boxer

After months of very public problems, including a family spat, rumours of a sex tape and cheating allegations Amir Khan and his wife Faryal sensationally split today.

The boxer, from Bolton, who is worth £23million, announced their split over Twitter in a tweet reading 'So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I'm currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best'.

The heated argument that proceeded is worlds away from the humble couple who gushed about one another at their engagement back in 2012 - but that's not the only thing to have changed.

In the seven years that the couple have been together Faryal has undergone a dramatic transformation from her humble days as a student.

Left, the British boxer in a pink suit for Wimbledon championships alongside new wife Faryal, who wore a white dress, in 2013. Right, in October 2016, she looked a different woman

In December 2013, Makhdoom was starting to transform her eye look, with darker shades, but kept her dress modest and inkeeping with former styles

Amir Khan and Faryal at their engagement party in 2012. They married the following year in New York

After announcing their engagement, the happy couple were spotted shopping in Manchester as they picked up some items from Selfridges

Amir and Faryal first met when she was 19 and he was 24 through mutual friends at a party in New York seven years ago.

At the time, the businesswoman, who runs a cosmetic company, was studying political science and journalism at Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences in New Jersey.

She adopted a modest approach to fashion with photos from their early days of dating seeing Faryal opt for fitted pencil skirts and jeans.

Two years after they met the couple were engaged with images from their engagement ceremony showcasing their dedication to their religion.

Official photos see Faryal dressed in a deep red sari and elaborate jewels performing a ring exchange before their family.

However, despite Faryal's clear committal to Islam then the now model has since faced criticism over the way she dressed from members of her husband's family.

Faryal claimed that she was bullied by members of the Khan family previously stating that she was considered a 'bad Muslim' if she bared any skin and claims she was even cropped out of family photographs.

The model has always maintained that she is committed to Islam and Khan shared the left image during Eid

Left, with husband Amir in 2013 at the Royal Opera House. Her make-up is daring, but her dress is demure. Right, a recent Instagram photo shows a bigger change, with lower cut necklines a more common feature

The model also claims she came under fire from the family for having plastic surgery.

In an Interview last year she said: 'I was in Pakistan with Amir's family when his brother tweeted: 'Michael Jackson isn't dead. He lives with us.' He was trying to say I'd had plastic surgery.'

However, in March this year Faryal admitted that she was partial to a few nips and tucks in an interview with you magazine.

She said: 'Because of lack of sleep, genes, dehydration, I get bags under my eyes and I wanted to get them lightened. So I went to my doctor, Simon [Ourian, a renowned cosmetic surgeon in LA] – he's Kim Kardashian's doctor,' she tells me proudly.

Faryal has also had fillers in her cheeks. 'I like high cheekbones,' she told the magazine.

However, she denies that this surgery adding: 'I've never had plastic surgery. Fillers and plastic surgery are two different things and I want people to understand that.'

She went on to say that it was thanks to her husband's money that she was able to alter her looks.

She added: 'If other women had this money and if they had a husband who was famous, they would do it, too. If I wasn't married to Amir Khan, I'd probably be a regular girl and I might not do it. But I'm in the limelight, I go to events, so it's part of my life now.'

The heavyweight boxing world champion who has a baby with a pole dancer and still lives at home

Nicole Osbourne shares pole dancing videos on Youtube

Anthony Joshua is no stranger to scandal, having served time on remand for 'fighting' in 2009 and then dodging a prison sentence in 2011 after pleading guilty to drug dealing.

Since his boxing career took off, he quickly attracted the attention of models like Cara Delevingne and Rita Ora.

But his home life is somewhat subdued. The 27-year-old still lives in Golders Green, north London, with his mother.

He is known out and about in his local area, by the woman who owns the laundromat and by neighbours.

And he is a father. In October 2015, he welcomed a little boy into the world, with Nicole Osborne, a pole dancing teacher he had dated on and off since school.

But the pair were said to have been surprised by the pregnancy and were not believed to be in a relationship. It hasn't stopped him playing the doting dad role though, and he shared a gorgeous image of his son after he became the champion in 2016.

According to The Sun, Miss Osbourne, who stars in YouTube pole-dancing videos, teaches at the Femme Fitness gym in Watford and lives in a £500,000 flat in Finchley, London, with Joseph. The flat was said to have been bought for her by Joshua.

Anthony Joshua is not with the mother of his child, but has reportedly bought them a flat in north London and spends time as a doting dad

The couple, who met at Kings Langley School in Watford, are said to be sharing responsibility for looking after Joseph with their wider families, but a friend a of Miss Osbourne's told The Sun she wanted the family to unite under the same roof.

But in April last year, he officially called time on their relationship. He has not been spotted publicly with anyone since.